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Social Enterprises and Corporate Enterprises

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  • Chitvan Trivedi

    (Chitvan Trivedi is a Ph.D. Candidate in Social Ecology at University of California, Irvine, USA)

  • Daniel Stokols

    (Daniel Stokols is Chancellor’s Professor at University of California, Irvine, USA)

Abstract

To date, most efforts to define social entrepreneurship have focused on adapting existing management theories on entrepreneurship and non-profits rather than distinguishing the organisational purposes and structure of social entrepreneurship from traditional for-profit organisations. There is little consensus among academicians and practitioners alike as to what social entrepreneurship is and what it is not. To articulate a clear and non-ambiguous definition of social entrepreneurship, it is necessary first to understand the distinguishing features of social entrepreneurial ventures compared with corporate entrepreneurial ventures and non-profit organisations. This article differentiates these ventures in terms of their motives, goals, antecedent conditions, processes, role of the entrepreneur and outcomes. In doing so, it provides a brief summary of the state of knowledge in the emerging field of social entrepreneurship and raises new questions and hypotheses for future research on this topic.

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  • Chitvan Trivedi & Daniel Stokols, 2011. "Social Enterprises and Corporate Enterprises," Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, vol. 20(1), pages 1-32, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jouent:v:20:y:2011:i:1:p:1-32
    DOI: 10.1177/097135571002000101
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